Minister in the Ministry of a housing Susan Rodrigues has initiated the process for the first phase of the Hinterland Housing Programme to begin in Sand Creek, Region 9.
Yesterday, Rodrigues, during a meeting at Sand Creek, made the announcement, as she handed over quotation forms to the Village Council for construction materials, a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said.
In her address to the residents of Sand Creek, Rodrigues said 20 families including a few senior citizens from the village will benefit from the housing programme.
The houses will be built with 5 workers, 2 skilled persons that the programme pays for and 3 labourers that the beneficiary of the house will provide. Beneficiary selection will be done by the Village Council.
She also shared some information from a recent Toshaos Conference held in Lethem. The conference covered the government’s plan for water infrastructure development in the region.
Notably, 40 new wells have been drilled throughout a number of Hinterland communities, leading to increased coverage in access to potable water, the release said.
